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The Qantas Group has today announced Toowoomba in southern Queensland as the first of two regional locations for its new Pilot Academy, due to open its doors by mid-2019.The Academy is part of the Qantas Group's strategy to build a long-term talent pipeline for its own airlines and help the broader industry meet the increasing need for skilled aviators.Estimates...

Gerard Kitt's KG Aviation Sales Australia are pleased to announce they have entered into a partnership with John Callahan's TL-Ultralights Australia company to market the amazing TL range of LSA's across Australia.The partnership, which will be officially launched at Airventure 2018, will see the TL-Sting S4, TL-Sirius 3000 and the revolutionary TL Stream presented to...

Nearly four years after Qantas Founders Museum acquired their Lockheed Super Constellation in Manila, Philippines, the external restoration of the aircraft to the original Qantas livery in Longreach is now complete.Qantas Founders Museum purchased the Super Constellation aircraft from the Manila International Airport Authority in September 2014. Over two and a half...

Australia has long had a love of aviation. We have an aviation pioneer on our $20 note. We recently celebrated the first direct commercial flight from Australia to London by Qantas, and on a per capita basis, we are one of the highest users of air travel in the world.However, a Senate inquiry into the regulation and funding of air route service delivery to rural...

HANGHAI (April 17, 2018) – Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced at ABACE 2018 (Asian Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition) that it has received orders for 52 Cessna Skyhawk aircraft. All deliveries are expected to be completed within 2018. "China's 13th Five-Year Plan brings out favorable policies to boost general aviation...